Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Human Trafficking (HT) and Exploitation are key social determinants of health and significantly exacerbate other social determinants – contributing to homelessness, job and food insecurity, social connectedness and poor mental and behavioral health. As health centers consider SDOH and health equity strategies – there’s opportunity to integrate support for their patients/clients around IPV/HT/E. This paper describes evidence-based strategies for responding to IPV – and offers an approach for health care providers and decision makers that can also be applied to all efforts to address the social determinants of health. (15 pages in English)
